1833 Costa Rican Head of State election

Head of State elections were held in Costa Rica between 3 and 16 February 1833. Manuel Aguilar Chacón, supported by liberal groups from San Jose and Alajuela, obtained 21 electoral votes cast by the second-degree electors elected by universal male suffrage weeks before.[1] However, the minimum necessary to win was 22 votes according to the constitution at the time, thus the election was declared null and it would correspond to the Parliament, then called the Constitutional Congress, to choose the Head of State, choosing conservative and monarchist José Rafael Gallegos.[1]

1833 Costa Rican Head of State election
16 February 1833
 
Nominee Manuel Aguilar Chacón Nicolás Ulloa Soto
Electoral vote 21 18
Percentage 51.22% 43.90%
Head of State before election

Juan Mora Fernández

 Elected Head of State

José Rafael Gallegos

Results
CandidateVotes%
Manuel Aguilar Chacón2151.22
Nicolás Ulloa Soto1843.90
Manuel Fernández Chacón12.44
José Rafael Gallegos12.44
Total41100.00
Source: TSE

References
  1. "Historia de las elecciones presidenciales 1824–2014" (PDF). Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones de Costa Rica. 2017.
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